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UNC School of Law presents Alumni Association Awards
Three will be recognized for their significant achievements to the legal field, the community and the state
(Chapel Hill, N.C. – Jan. 29, 2015) – The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Law will honor three exceptional graduates at its annual Law Leadership and Awards Dinner May 1, 2015.
The awards recognize members of the UNC School of Law community who embody the law school’s mission to serve the legal profession, the people and institutions of North Carolina, the nation and the world with ethics and dedication to the cause of justice.
Three Alumni Association Awards will be presented:
- The Honorable Sarah E. Parker (JD ’69), of Raleigh, N.C., retired chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, will receive The Lifetime Achievement Award for a lifetime career that has been highly distinguished and whose achievements and contributions are widely recognized as significant and outstanding in her field.
- John Charles “Jack” Boger (JD ’74), of Chapel Hill, N.C., dean and Wade Edwards Distinguished Professor of Law at UNC School of Law, will be presented with The Distinguished Alumni Award for accomplishments and contributions that have enhanced the school and the profession of law at the local, state, national and international level.
- Christopher Brook ’05, of Chapel Hill, N.C., legal director of ACLU of North Carolina, will receive The Outstanding Recent Graduate Award, for achievements that have brought credit to the school, the legal profession or society.
“We are tremendously excited to honor this year’s exceptional alumni,” says Kris Jensen Davidson, associate dean for advancement. “This event, which annually highlights Carolina Law’s outstanding alumni, students and faculty, will be also be, in part, a farewell to Dean Boger, as he completes his tenure as dean.”
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UNC School of Law contact: Allison Reid, (919) 843-7148, allison_reid@unc.edu